Chapter 209 Why Are You Clinging to Me?
"Don't touch me." Cecilia yelled, trying to pull off the suit jacket, but he grabbed her wrist.
Rufus's eyes were unreadable, with suppressed irritation churning beneath the surface.
He was about to snap at her for being ungrateful, but his words died as his gaze swept over her bare shoulders and...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Human Trial
2. Chapter 2 Slander
3. Chapter 3 Organ Donation
4. Chapter 4 Another Act of Disguise
5. Chapter 5 Divorce
6. Chapter 6 I Hate You All
7. Chapter 7 Forgive Them
8. Chapter 8 Much Obliged
9. Chapter 9 Cecilia, This Is Beneath You
10. Chapter 10 Misunderstanding
11. Chapter 11 Failed Escape
12. Chapter 12 Threat
13. Chapter 13 I'll Die Before I Yield
14. Chapter 14 Bent on Death
15. Chapter 15 Nothing but a Tool
16. Chapter 16: Choosing a Gravesite
17. Chapter 17 At Death's Door
18. Chapter 18 Orders Concerning Her Medicine
19. Chapter 19 Questioning
20. Chapter 20 Anger
21. Chapter 21 Before She Could Change Her Mind
22. Chapter 22 Forgetting Is Not the End
23. Chapter 23 Life on a Leash
24. Chapter 24 No One Beside Her
25. Chapter 25 Affair of the Heart?
26. Chapter 26 Humiliation
27. Chapter 27 Cut the Act
28. Chapter 28 Truth in Every Gesture
29. Chapter 29 Accusation
30. Chapter 30 Nothing but Lies
31. Chapter 31 Bribed
32. Chapter 32 I'll Be the One to Take You to the End
33. Chapter 33 Jumping Off a Building
34. Chapter 34 Madness
35. Chapter 35 Reluctance
36. Chapter 36 Is Patrick Dead?
37. Chapter 37 Parting on Bad Terms
38. Chapter 38 The Only Way to Honor Him
39. Chapter 39 I'm Tired, Rufus
40. Chapter 40 Coma
41. Chapter 41 The Truth He Chose to Ignore
42. Chapter 42 Playing Dirty?
43. Chapter 43 Not Fit to Be Blair's Sister
44. Chapter 44 Malice Within
45. Chapter 45 Have You Learned Your Lesson?
46. Chapter 46 Submission
47. Chapter 47 Unwilling to Take Responsibility
48. Chapter 48 Never See Again
49. Chapter 49 Wronged Blair?
50. Chapter 50 Tainted Food
51. Chapter 51I Won't Kneel
52. Chapter 52 No One Cares
53. Chapter 53 Anxiety and Panic
54. Chapter 54 Rufus Holds Grudges
55. Chapter 55 Do Not Touch What's Mine
56. Chapter 56 Accusation
57. Chapter 57 Kind-hearted Orla
58. Chapter 58 Emaciated Cecilia
59. Chapter 59 The Return
60. Chapter 60 Blair's Sweet Little Victories
61. Chapter 61 Acceptance of Death
62. Chapter 62 Blinded by Lies
63. Chapter 63 The Edge of Cecilia's Time
64. Chapter 64 Standing Still While Time Runs Out
65. Chapter 65 No More Compromises
66. Chapter 66 Rufus Is Lying
67. Chapter 67 She Would Rather Die Here
68. Chapter 68 On the Edge of the Last Breath
69. Chapter 69 No Final Rest in White Walls
70. Chapter 70: The Last Time We Met
71. Chapter 71 Still Overestimating Yourself
72. Chapter 72 The Life Rufus Never Let Begin
73. Chapter 73 Don't Hate Me
74. Chapter 74 Disgust for Rufus
75. Chapter 75 Returning to the Old Place
76. Chapter 76 Liberated
77. Chapter 77 Grief in Bloom
78. Chapter 78: Suicide Incident
79. Chapter 79 The Love I Couldn't Confess
80. Chapter 80 Rufus, You Deserve to Die
81. Chapter 81 The One on the Cruise Ship is Cecilia
82. Chapter 82 Don't Leave Me Again
83. Chapter 83 She Stole It From Me
84. Chapter 84 Lock Her Up
85. Chapter 85 Surveillance Records Related to Cecilia
86. Chapter 86 Cecilia! Come Back!
87. Chapter 87 Revenge Achieved
88. Chapter 88 Cecilia's Rebirth
89. Chapter 89 The Bitter Price
90. Chapter 90 To Fulfill Her Last Wish
91. Chapter 91 No Way to Escape
92. Chapter 92 As Long As You Are Fine
93. Chapter 93 Consult a Psychiatrist
94. Chapter 94 Breaking Everything He Holds Dear
95. Chapter 95 You Killed Me
96. Chapter 96 Give Blair Every Last Drop
97. Chapter 97 I Want to Call the Police
98. Chapter 98 Leaving Harmony City
99. Chapter 99: Why Don't You Go Accompany Her?
100. Chapter 100 I Won't Use Your Dirty Money
101. Chapter 101: Swearing Not to Involve Others
102. Chapter 102: The Bank Card is Frozen
103. Chapter 103 Who Made Up the Money
104. Chapter 104: Only I Can Take Everything from You
105. Chapter 105 I Am Pursuing Amelia
106. Chapter 106 I Refuse
107. Chapter 107 Cutting Off All Her Hopes
108. Chapter 108 Indescribable Agitation
109. Chapter 109 No Other Choice
110. Chapter 110 The Same Desperate Situation
111. Chapter 111 Reaching an Agreement
112. Chapter 112 Possessiveness
113. Chapter 113 Cecilia's Humiliation
114. Chapter 114 Cecilia's Dream
115. Chapter 115 Openly Declaring War
116. Chapter 116 She Is Mine
117. Chapter 117 The Competition is About to Begin
118. Chapter 118 Hypocritical Concern
119. Chapter 119 Fractured
120. Chapter 120 Isadora's Slander
121. Chapter 121 Stop Bothering Me
122. Chapter 122 Cecilia's Hometown
123. Chapter 123 Impulsive Decision
124. Chapter 124 Amelia and Cecilia's Connection
125. Chapter 125 Her Anonymous Account, Echo
126. Chapter 126 Her Uniqueness
127. Chapter 127 Public-Funded Travel
128. Chapter 128 Stefan, Please, Don't Die
129. Chapter 129 It's Dangerous to Stay with Him
130. Chapter 130 Cecilia Takes Care of Stefan
131. Chapter 131 Pushing You to the Top
132. Chapter 132 Rufus's Questioning
133. Chapter 133 Please Move Aside
134. Chapter 134 The First Submission of the Design Draft
135. Chapter 135 This Is Just the Beginning
136. Chapter 136 Wishing You a Successful Performance
137. Chapter 137 Stunning Design
138. Chapter 138 Cecilia's Firm Attitude
139. Chapter 139 Isadora's Misdeeds
140. Chapter 140 Cecilia and Isadora's Quarrel
141. Chapter 141 The Players' Protest
142. Chapter 142 You Must Compensate
143. Chapter 143 Isadora Escapes
144. Chapter 144 Red Rose Flower
145. Chapter 145 Come with Me
146. Chapter 146 Harassed
147. Chapter 147 Shameless Efren
148. Chapter 148 Stefan's Methods
149. Chapter 149 Stefan's Danger
150. Chapter 150 I Don't Want to See You!
151. Chapter 151 Heart-Piercing Pain
152. Chapter 152 The Token He Gave Her
153. Chapter 153 It's Not Up to You to Define
154. Chapter 154 Ambiguous Atmosphere
155. Chapter 155 He Will Stay Here Today
156. Chapter 156 Stirring Up Public Opinion
157. Chapter 157 Brazen Tactics
158. Chapter 158 One Million Votes!
159. Chapter 159 Eliminated?
160. Chapter 160 The Late Work
161. Chapter 161 Forcing with Collective Withdrawal
162. Chapter 162 I Disagree
163. Chapter 163 Humiliating Oneself
164. Chapter 164 Teaching Isadora a Lesson
165. Chapter 165 The Mysterious Guest at the Celebration Banquet
166. Chapter 166 Honey Water
167. Chapter 167 Forced Abduction in Public?
168. Chapter 168 Stefan and Rufus's Dispute
169. Chapter 169 The Perfect Substitute
170. Chapter 170 New Home
171. Chapter 171 Mabel's Tears
172. Chapter 172 An Old Friend at the Street Corner
173. Chapter 173 Cecilia?
174. Chapter 174 Transferring Obsession
175. Chapter 175 Confrontation Before the Final
176. Chapter 176 Slandering Her Again
177. Chapter 177 The Account That Has Been Silent for Three Years
178. Chapter 178 I Am Echo
179. Chapter 179 Teach Her Design?
180. Chapter 180 Clumsy Self-Directed Performance
181. Chapter 181 I Hit, I Apologize
182. Chapter 182 Does It Hurt
183. Chapter 183 Elodie's Greed
184. Chapter 184 Being a Lover?
185. Chapter 185 Eyes, Like Hers
186. Chapter 186 Two Fools
187. Chapter 187 Unwilling to Ride in His Car
188. Chapter 188 Showing Off
189. Chapter 189 What Does It Have to Do with Me?
190. Chapter 190 Next Door
191. Chapter 191 Don't Dirty My Eyes
192. Chapter 192 This Is the Dish She Made
193. Chapter 193 Falling
194. Chapter 194 Anna
195. Chapter 195 My Life, My Decision
196. Chapter 196 Falling into the Sea
197. Chapter 197 The Killing Plot Reappears
198. Chapter 198 Who Wants to Kill Her?
199. Chapter 199 Clue Interrupted
200. Chapter 200 The Hensley Family's Invitation
201. Chapter 201 Is the Killer Anna?
202. Chapter 202 No Resignation Allowed
203. Chapter 203 Family Banquet
204. Chapter 204 Slander Her
205. Chapter 205 Dione
206. Chapter 206 Refutation
207. Chapter 207 She Ran Away?
208. Chapter 208 Let Him Help
209. Chapter 209 Why Are You Clinging to Me?
210. Chapter 210 Breaking Off the Engagement
211. Chapter 211 Identity Exposed!
212. Chapter 212 I am Cecilia
213. Chapter 213 Take Her Away
214. Chapter 214 I Will Bear It Together With You
215. Chapter 215 Cemetery Secrets Revealed
216. Chapter 216 Finding Myself
217. Chapter 217 We Are the Same Kind
218. Chapter 218 Mutual Exploitation
219. Chapter 219 Wish
220. Chapter 220 The Final Begins
221. Chapter 221 Character Assassination
222. Chapter 222 Vote Fraud?
223. Chapter 223 Disqualification
224. Chapter 224 Let Them Go Home
225. Chapter 225 Ruined and Disgraced?
226. Chapter 226 Winner and Loser
227. Chapter 227 Retribution
228. Chapter 228 Do You Like Me?
229. Chapter 229 A Lifetime Commitment
230. Chapter 230 Echo's Prestige
231. Chapter 231 Meeting the Parents?
232. Chapter 232 Agree to Date
233. Chapter 233 Their Changes
234. Chapter 234 Gathering to Cause Trouble?
235. Chapter 235 She is the Focus of the Whole Scene!
236. Chapter 236 Insights on Fashion
237. Chapter 237 The Rules of the Hensley Family
238. Chapter 238 Heart-to-Heart
239. Chapter 239 Completely Tearing Off the Mask
240. Chapter 240 Rising Turbulence Again
241. Chapter 241 Vincent Wants to Eat Noodles?
242. Chapter 242 He Is a Plagiarist
243. Chapter 243 Culinary Competition
244. Chapter 244 Food That Touches the Heart
245. Chapter 245 Talking Business at a Time Like This?
246. Chapter 246: Martinez's Diner
247. Chapter 247 New Store Opening, Unfriendly Visitors
248. Chapter 248 The Most Correct Decision Made in This Life
249. Chapter 249 Losing Rationality
250. Chapter 250 Repentance
251. Chapter 251 The Belated Reconciliation
252. Chapter 252 Narrow Escape
253. Chapter 253: Dione's Formal Apology
254. Chapter 254 Rufus's Morbid Affection
255. Chapter 255 The Calm Before the Storm
256. Chapter 256 Bizarre Prison Break
257. Chapter 257 The Wedding Date Set
258. Chapter 258 Provocation in the Bridal Shop
259. Chapter 259 She is Cecilia!
260. Chapter 260 Do You Have a Choice?
261. Chapter 261 The Secret About Her
262. Chapter 262 Your Safety Always Comes First
263. Chapter 263 Red Wine Glass
264. Chapter 264 Trap Within a Trap
265. Chapter 265 Prisoner
266. Chapter 266 I Disagree!
267. Chapter 267 Registering for Marriage
268. Chapter 268: Now, the Hensley Group Listens to Me!
269. Chapter 269 Two Choices
270. Chapter 270 Official Announcement
271. Chapter 271 The Fool Who Kidnapped the Wrong Person
272. Chapter 272: Return to the Past
273. Chapter 273 Your Weakness Is in My Hands
274. Chapter 274: The Devil's Deal
275. Chapter 275 Let Me Conceive His Child
276. Chapter 276 Forcing Him to Compromise
277. Chapter 277 The Secret Map in the Wedding Dress
278. Chapter 278 Who Is the Real Hunter?
279. Chapter 279 The Truth Comes to Light
280. Chapter 280 The Wedding Is the Best Bait
281. Chapter 281 The Outlaw’s Final Strike
282. Chapter 282 The End of Sin
283. Chapter 283 Final Chapter [Grand Finale]
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